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Learning Into Action

Welcome! to Whidbey Island Campus Learning Into Action
Robin Bridges
Cooperative Education & Learning Into Action
Coordinator/Academic Advisor
1900 SE Pioneer Way
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Phone: (360) 679-5326
Fax: (360) 679-5375
robin.bridges@skagit.edu  

If you are a Mount Vernon student please visit the  http://www.skagit.edu/directory.asp_Q_pagenumber_E_59

What is Learning Into Action?
Learning Into Action (LIA) is a program designed to help you, the student, apply knowledge and theory gained in the classroom setting to a possible career path. The goal of this experience is to allow you to explore that possibility, and determine if it is a path you wish to follow for your future. An applied learning project provides you with a valuable perspective of the workplace and how it relates to your own professional field and goals. Students seeking the AAUCT Degree must complete a minimum of one credit (30 field hours) under the supervision and guidance of a faculty sponsor. Additional LIA credits may be completed and will be considered as gray area electives. You must have 45 transferable credits in order to register for Learning Into Action.

To register for Whidbey Island Campus LIA, please check your quarterly schedule section for Whidbey Island Campus/Learning into Action. Then choose the course that most closely matches your career goals. Example: EDUC 299 for future teachers, BISC 299 for future biology or medical professions, etc. Use the line number provided to register.

You may use LIA for an Integrative Experience transfer degree requirement. Ask the coordinator for more details on how to earn this credit.

Learn How to do Learning Into Action on Whidbey
One meeting with the coordinator is required before starting LIA
You may attend a meeting whether you are registered or not
You may start LIA any time after you register (and meet with the Coordinator)
You will be entered in a Blackboard Fall through Spring quarters to access more information on assignments *NOTE: Summer Quarter information will be posted on this Whidbey Island Campus website or given to you by the coordinator.

  1. Read information at this Whidbey Island Campus website first
  2. Choose one Meeting to attend (You can attend more if you would like)
  3. Sign up in OM100 (B100) Student Services or call (360) 679-5319
    Or drop in on room OM117 (B117) during any of the listed days and times

Meeting Times:
Monday, May 19 - 5:30pm to 6:20pm
Friday, May 23 - 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Tuesday, May 27 - 9:00am to 9:50am
Tuesday, June 3 - 8:30am to 9:20am
Thursday, June 5 - 5:30pm to 6:20pm
Tuesday, June 24 - 9:00am to 9:50am
Thursday, June 26 - 5:30pm to 6:20pm

Can't make it to any of these days or times? Then you need to contact the Coordinator, Robin Bridges at (360) 679-5326 or make an appointment by calling 360-679-5319 before Friday of the first week of the quarter.

Project Opportunities
Students registered for LIA are responsible for locating an agency or organization, on-campus or off, that is able to provide an experience that meets learning objectives developed by the student. An independent project may be designed by the student with the Faculty Sponsor's approval.

Opportunities can be found:

  1. Your Whidbey LIA Coordinator has a list of previous sponsors who are willing to sponsor a student again.
  2. If you obtain a part time job you think might also make a good LIA project, talk to your LIA Coordinator or Faculty Sponsor about how the job can help meet your Learning Objectives
    Your Faculty Sponsor can also assist you in finding a suitable site to fulfill LIA obligations.
  3. In the campus On-Line Job Board and at the link to employer contacts. Log on here to create an account and search for opportunities: https://www.myinterfase.com/skagit/student/home.aspx

A Learning Into Action Project may consist of:

  • An original research project
  • Community volunteer work
  • Special assignment by an employer
  • Foreign travel
  • Thesis paper
  • Exhibit
  • Lab/Workshop/Clinical Experience
  • Study abroad
  • Informational Interviews
  • Any other project approved by a faculty sponsor

The project must allow students to demonstrate, integrate or apply specific skills, knowledge and technologies outside (or in conjunction with) their classroom experience.

Learning Into Action students must first develop a learning contract in collaboration with the site supervisor for the project. If the project is done independently, a faculty sponsor or the Learning Into Action Coordinator may help develop learning objectives. A contract identifies learning objectives and skills to be demonstrated, how this will be accomplished, and how the project will be assessed.
Visit the Syllabus and Forms page to review requirements. These requirements may change from quarter to quarter, so please always check the syllabus for the quarter in which you are registered for an updated copy even if you start early.